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Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Stafford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 48157671401 · Fort Bend, TX · pop 1,588 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Stafford

Stafford anchors census tract 48157671401, which lands at 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 11% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,284 a month while the average household earns $87,878 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 13% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units621
Renter share14.7%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$87,878

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Stafford
Very Low
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 133 tracts In Fort Bend
Moderate
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#5,580 of 6,884 tracts In Texas
Very Low
National
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Stafford and the region

Centroid at 29.6216, -95.5759 · click any tract to drill in

Why Stafford scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Stafford
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Texas legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,284 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Stafford
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Stafford
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Stafford
4.3

How Stafford compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Stafford risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 671401Stafford: 2.32.3Staffordparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.93.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Stafford

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Stafford, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Fort Bend County average of 4.8 and below the Texas statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 48157671401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 48157671401?

Census tract 48157671401 in Stafford scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 48157671401?

Median gross rent is $1,284/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 48157671401?

5.4% of residents in tract 48157671401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,588.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 48157671401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 81th, minority 88th, housing 81th.
Q5

How does tract 48157671401 compare to Stafford overall?

Tract 48157671401 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Stafford at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Stafford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Stafford

Top eight tracts in Stafford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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